Railway-tie.



I. G. CATTON.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION nun MAR. 23, 1912.

l 1 1 B, 909. Patented Nov. 24, 1914.,

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IRA C. CAT'ION, OF BRIMFIELD, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern a Be it known that I, IRA C. Carrou, citizen of the United States, residing at Brimfield, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

which will enable others skilled in the art Fig.2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig.

to which it appertains to make and use the same. i i

i This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in arailway tie and rail fasteners. r

The invention relates particularly to a metal tie of a peculiar form and adapted at its ends to provide abutments'for the rails .and form a gage for the track, besides being of alform that will extend over considerable area of the road bed to provide against lateral shifting motion of the track and pro vide a. very firm support for said track.

One of the objects of the invention, therefore, is to provide a metal tie of peculiar form, or a form in which its ends are re curved beneath the rail and then turned up at the inside of the rails to form gage for the same. And an object, also, is to hold the rail at that side by means ofthe tie only, in place of using spikes or other separate or special rail holding means.

A further object is to provide a tie havingrecurved ends and providing two portions to receive the same rail, the recurved end of the tie being an integral part consti tuting a gage, the other portion also acting as a gage and slipped into place upon and held by the tie without other :or separate securing means. a

Besides this, the invention includes suit-1 able fastening devices for the outer sides of the rails, one of them bemgadpistably secured onthe tie. i

Having pointed out the important objects,

others appearing later herein, 1 shall pro ceed to the description of the invention in detaihaided by the accompanying drawing, in which: i

Figure 1 is a plan of one form of my railway tie showing the rails mounted thereon.

3 shows a portion of the same in perspective. Fig, 4 is a plan ofa slightly diflerentshape of'tie. i Fig; 4? shows, "in'per spective a .fas:

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 24, 1914, Application filed March 23, 1912. Serial No. 685,676.

tening device for one side of the rail. Fig.

5tshows, in perspective, the underside of a certain form of an adjustable fastening device. Fig. 6 shows a. portion of the tie in perspective anda portion of the fastener shown in Fig. 5 in connection therewith. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the tie in cross section, and the fastening device shown in Figs. 5 and 6. .Fig, 8 shows, in perspective, a modified form of fastening device, and Fig. 9 is a cross sectional elevation of theme showing the fastener illustrated in Fig. 8 in connection therewith.

A indicates the tie which may be of several different, shapes but two of which have been illustrated. The cross sectional form of the tie is preferably that corresponding to what'is known as an I-beam One of the forms of the tie is shown in Fig. 1 and resembles an S. Its extremities are reeurved and separated the desired distance from the main portion.

B B represent the rails lying across the recurved end portions and the body.

In Fig. 4 is a slightly different form of the tie consistingin this instance of a straight body portion lying at right angles broken lines in Fig.2 may be bent up and down to serve certain ends. The line. of separation is in the vertical web of the I beam preferably midway between the upper and lower flanges. One of these portions, the upper oneindicated atC, is bent to, an upright position and is then bent back to overhang the tie while the other half of the I-beammay bebent downward into the portion D for certain purposes to be explained, but could also be left straight. By making the upturned portions C. of the proper length and causing the distance between the two thus upturned ends to agree witlrthe gage of the finished track these said port ons O are made thereby to serve as an automatic gage in constructing. the track since it is only necessary to lay the ties in position rails upon them and against and place the after which the said up-turned portions,

the fastening devices on the other portions of the tie can be put in position. In addition to the up-turned ends of the tie to serve as gages, I employ a device adapted to be slipped into place in the tie which also assists in constituting a gage, for instance as shown in Fig. 4t.

In the upper or top flange of the tie I form a notch E which extends at an angle toward the central or upright web of the tie constituting what maybe termed a pocket. In Fig. is illustrated the fastening adapted for entering and seating in said notch. This consists of any usual upright portion F to engage the vertical web of the rail, and a flat portion D to lie upon the top surface of the rail-base and tie, while II is an upright or vertical portion adapted to enter the said notch I5. J is a flange at the lower end of the part II parallel with the part D and which. lies close to the underside of the said upper flange of the tie, it being under stood that when this member is put in place it occupies the position shown in Fig. t, the inner face of the flange F lying in line with the extremity of the overturned part6, before described. Thus both the parts C and F form abutments for the rail, the said part E, in use, being practically a part of the tie. In laying the track, the fastening member described is seated in the notch E and the rail brought against it as indicated in broken lines in said Fig. It remains then to employ suitable adjustable fastenings at the other side of the rail. As an example of what these fastenings may be and the manner of their attachment, I have provided Figs. 5 to 8. In Fig. 6 that portion of the tie shown in perspective is provided in and slightly below its top surface with a series of transversely arranged saw teeth, or ratchet teeth, K, whose vertical portions face in the direction of the rail. Adjacent the said teeth is a hole K, elongated, and lying parallel to the side of the tie and communicating with said hole is a notch K In Fig. 5 is shown the form of fastening used with this arrangement of the tie. It comprises the upper flange portionL and the horizontal portion M, the latter being eX- tended into the part N whose underside is provided with teeth 0 to engage the teeth K of the tie. Depending from the part N is a portion P connected withthe said part N by a narrow neck Q, the latter being shown in section within the notch K of the hole K. It will be observed by a study of the figures last referred to that the fastening made up of the parts L, M, N, just described, can be adjusted in the direction of the rail from tooth to tooth. The neck Q is substam tially equal in length to the thickness of the upper flange of the tie through whichit extends and in order to make th s adjustment the entire member must be shifted sidewise outwardso that the said neck will lie within the hole K. This will permit the part P to be raised into the said hole so that the fastening can be moved in the desired direction to gain a tooth. The said heck is then moved back into the notch 1' A toothed key R, shown in Fig. 7, is inserted in the hole K against the neck Q, and part P and servesto prevent these parts from moving into the said hole K. When the part P lies beneath the said upper flange, as shown in Fig. 7, the entire fastener is prevented from vertical movement. The notch K is sufficiently long to permit the neck Q to shift therein, to be adjusted from tooth to tooth, and at the same time the part P isof such an extent that it cannot pass upward through said notch.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I show another. form of fastener for the rail. The parts L N and 0 correspond with L'N O of said Fig. 5. Instead of employing the neck 0 and the part P there are two extensions S perforated as at T and these two extensions are designed to enter slots U in the top of the tie, see Fig. 4:, and lie astride the vertical webof the tie as shown in Fig. 9. There is a hole V in said vertical web and a key W extends through the said vertical web and the ex tensions S and serves to hold the fastenerin position. It is adjusted by means of its teeth 0 toengage teeth in the top of the. tie and this may be done after the key W is withdrawn. The replacing of the latter secures the fastener in the proper position, the hole V having suiiicient extent to permit movement of the key for the adjustment mentioned.

Any of these types of fasteners may be used or even others.

The provision of a tie of the forms shown or similar ones, that will extend over a large area is an important point since, as already stated herein, a larger support for the rails is thus presented and there is less likelihood of lateral movementof the track or sinking of the tie in the road bed.

The downwardly extending parts D herein described and shown in Fig. 2 are used as gages when the tie is laid upon bridge girders for example, as X Fig. 2., These locate the ties in the proper position since the said parts D can be dro ped betw'eenthe girders, the exact position of the tie being determined. Then, by placing the rails upon the ties those members are properly gaged and the work of securing them may proceed A given amount of the whole track can then be laid in a fraction of the time required by the older methods.

The tie may be of other forms tlianthcse shownand even a single straightbod may be used so far as the upturned'ends are con cerned in which event the ends. would lie against the outside sur faces.. of the rail in stead of the inside and the fastenil'ig devices claim 1. As a new article of manufacture a rail way tie having a recurved end and an upturned integral portion at said end to receive a rail and terminating. at one side of said place of the rail.

2. As a new article of manufacture a railway tie having recurved ends and integral upturned portions at said recurved ends providing abutments for the rails and terminating at the side of the place of said rails.

3. As a new article of manufacture a railway tie having one end recurved upon the main portion for supporting the rail, the recurved portion being upturned and terminating at the side of and overlying the base of the rail, and a fasteningdevice carried by the tie at the opposite side of the place of the rail.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a railway tie having a portion recurved upon itself and upturned to engage the inner side of a rail, there being a recess in the top of said tie at the opposite side of the place of the rail to receive a fastening device for said rail.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a railway tie having one of its ends bent or re curved upon itself in the same horizontal plane, the extremity of the recurved portion being bent upward or recurved upon and overlying itself.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a railway tie having one of its ends bent or recurved in the direction of its opposite end, the extremity of said end being bent upward and recurvedupon itself in the same vertical plane and overhanging its upper surface.

7. A railway tie having its ends recurved in the same plane with its body and in addition having the extremities of said ends recurved in planes perpendicular to the plane of the first described recurved portions and overhanging themselves.

8. The combination with the rails of a railway track of a metal tie having its ends recurved in the direction of its opposite ends, and then again recurved upon themselves in planes perpendicular to the plane of the first described portions to form abutments for the rail, and fastening devices secured on the tie at the opposite side of the rails.

9. The combination with the rail of a track, of a metal tie having its ends recurved upon itself in a horizontal plane, both the body of the tie and the recurved portions supporting the rails, the recurved portions then being recurved in a vertical plane their ends forming abutments for one side of the rails, an opening in the top of the tie at the opposite side of the rail place, and a part seated in said opening to receive the rail and to form an abutment for the same.

10. The combination with the rails of a railway track, of a metal tie having its ends recurved upon itself, both the body of the tie and its recurved ends receiving and sup porting the rails, the extremities of said.

ends being recurved upon themselves to engage the inner sides of and form abutments for opposite rails, means seated on the body of the tie opposite the recurved abutments to also constitute abutments for the rails, and fastening devices on the tie at theopposite side of the rails.

11. A railway tie having its ends recurved upon itself and lying in the same plane, both the body of the tie and the recurved portions receiving and supporting the rails, the said portions being again recurved t0 overhang the inner side of the base of the rails, a fastening device on each recurved portion at the opposite side of the rails, and

fastening devices at both sides of the rails upon the main or body portions of the tie.

12. A. railway tie having recurved ends lying in the same plane with the body of said tie, the extremities of the ends being again recurved to overhang themselves and overlie the inner side of the rails, each of the ends having an integral downwardly extending portion perpendicular to the plane of the tie.

13. A railway tie having recurved ends lying in the same plane with its body, the extremities of said ends being divided into two extensions, one of them being bent upward and the other downward, the upper one being bent toward and adapted to receive the rail against it, for the purposes set forth.

14. An I-shaped railway tie including two abutments for a rail, one end of the tie being recurved in the same plane with the body to receive the rail and also being recurved at its end to overhang the base of the rail to form one of said abutments, there being a notch or recess in the body of the tie adjacent that side of the rail which the recurved part overhangs, said notch or recess extending away from the rail-place and terminating in a pocket to receive a part constituting the other of the abutments.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

IRA C. CATTON. \Vitnesses EUNICE BEGKUM, L. M. THURLow.

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